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Links & Zine Resources

There's so much great stuff out here in the wild wild web! Hope you enjoy exploring, and always feel free to email me if you know another thing you want me to add: twentytwozines @ gmail.com (gosh how many times have I put that email address on this website by now?)

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Zinemaking

tutorials

Zine Making on Wikibooks
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tools

Electric Zine Maker
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Spectrolite (Booklet app)
Free app for Mac only, sorts individual pages into booklet print layout
Zine Arranger
Super simple in-browser tool to arrange single-page PDFs into printable zines. Multiple size options and even includes folding instructions!

assets

Public domain and creative commons!
Free Typewriter Fonts
Made from actual typewriters! All Creative Commons licensed!
Security Envelope Patterns
A big collection of scans of security patterns in envelopes from around the world. These make great backgrounds for zine pages too.


About Zines

zine hubs/groups

ZCMAG Zine Wiki

my favorite zine book

Remember to check your local library! Even if it's not in their catalog, they can usually get it from other libraries.
Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine? by Esther Pearl Watson and Mark Todd
This is my favorite zine-related book of all time, and I've read a shitton. It was the first book on zines I ever encountered, and I think it captures the energy and spirit of zines while still providing useful ideas and information. The book isn't organized as a numbered list, series of tutorials, or any kind of step-by-step progression; it's instead organized loosely by themed sections. You could basically open it up to any page in any order and get something interesting and valuable.Here's a list of my personal favorite sections in the book:
  • Small World Funnies by John P.
  • 2...
  • 3...
P.S. You can get it directly from the authors/editors here! (Or steal it from your middle school library like I did...)


Comix

comix to read

Band vs. Band by Kathleen Jacques
This comic is about two rival bands whose lead singers are totally gay and totally crushing on each other. The limited color palette, varied fonts and shapes are unique and completely adorable. It's also the sort of comic that you can jump in at basically any page--of course, if you have the time, it's great starting from page 1! It's like if Archie comics were super gay, super colorful and super good.
Bonnie N. Collide by Monica Gallagher
An awesome comic strip about roller derbyist Bonnie N. Collide (best name) and her adventures around the business office and the track. So cute and peppy and motivating. I wanna be a badass roller derby bitch T^T
Brain Injury Comix by Erin Roseberry
Also check out Erin's store & other comix & zines here!
The Whiteboard
A still-updating (since fucking 2002) newspaper-style gag strip about a polar bear named Doc: owner of a paintball shop, but more accurately described as an inventor/handyman/pushing the laws of physics to their inevitably destructive conclusions. The creator has a handy list of beginning plot points on the front page for new readers! Also, don’t skip on this behind-the-scenes look at how the comic is made.

tutorials

How to THINK when you DRAW tutorials
I've been using these tutorials for YEARS and they are always so incredible. My favorite ones are the subjects on composition. They are great for idea generating, general reference, and they're always interesting, cute, and fun to look at. I still can't believe how many of these are free.

groups

Radiator Comics Events & Talks
Radiator Comics runs a bunch of cool, free, ongoing Zoom events for cartoonists/creators! Open Studio for parallel work time, Feedback Space for work swaps & critique, and Cartoonist Coffee for socializing with other cartoonists. There's also a bunch of recorded talks and comic-making tutorial videos.


Cool Creators

Please also check out the Zinesters page for more zinesters sharing their stuff! I just have a few extras here.

buy zines

Connie Boje
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Tipsy Rat Press
Cool crustpunk zines for super cheap!

personal/portfolio websites

Many of these creators also have storefronts. Check 'em out if you like!

Olivia Deng
A super cool goth zinester, artist, and cemetery ghoul from Boston.
Holls Walck/Pinebones
Seriously one of my favorite artists, does ecological folk art centered around the American West/Southwest. I have two shirts from their bonfire and they're the only things I wear.
Laura K. Watson
Magical nature zines, all photographed to read online, prints, illustration, poetry, all sorts of good stuff.

neocities

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Web Dev and Tech

tools

TinyPNG
Free image compression for web--help sites run faster!
Become a Compression Sorcerer
Learn more about image compression for reducing website bloat--lots of tools linked there.

theory/philosophy

Data Detox Kit
A bunch of fun and informative guides on digital privacy, wellbeing, security, and tech and the environment. It's also got great guides on the ethical issues of AI, as well as practical suggestions for improving your digital security and health.
The Website Obesity Crisis
I prefer the term "website bloat" to try not to medicalize shit unnecesarrily, but otherwise this is a great post on the ridiculousness that is website bloat.


Random

Typewriter Revoluion
Typewriter appreciation, resources, and musings. See the Classic Typewriter Page in particular for a big list.